942 Does Intrapartum Oxytocin During Labour Affect Fetal Hormone Status?

Advantages and disadvantages of oxytocin during labour.

The history of oxytocin in obstetrics varies from a very liberated use without almost any fear for danger or disadvantages to an almost complete condemnation of the use of this drug. Oxytocin was especially discredited by the intramuscular route of administration. On the other hand caused the intravenous administration by Infusion pump a very liberated use of this drug finally resulting in the ...

Evaluation of the effect oxytocin has on maternal-fetal circulation during induction of labour

Loss of myometrial oxytocin receptors during oxytocin-induced and oxytocin-augmented labour.

Oxytocin is used widely for the induction and augmentation of labour, but there is little information about the dynamics of oxytocin receptors in human myometrium during parturition, and the possible effect of oxytocin infusion. This information is important because G protein-coupled receptors, such as the oxytocin receptor, undergo desensitization after prolonged or repeated stimulation. The c...

Intrapartum fetal monitoring.

Continuous electronic fetal monitoring was developed in the 1960s to assist in the diagnosis of fetal hypoxia during labor. Continuous electronic fetal monitoring has been shown to reduce the incidence of neonatal seizures, but there has been no beneficial effect in decreasing cerebral palsy or neonatal Continuous electronic fetal monitoring was developed in the 1960s to assist in the diagnosis...

Intrapartum fetal surveillance.

Intrapartum hypoxia was thought to contribute to the incidence of cerebral palsy, seizures and mental retardation. Electronic fetal monitoring was expected to prevent or reduce this incidence. Electronic fetal monitoring has a high false positive rate and fetal blood sampling, which is an invasive procedure, only allows an intermittent assessment. Efforts are being made to improve fetal heart r...